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05/17/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Walnuts reduce hunger and cravings by changing your brain

Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found that walnuts can “trick” your brain into feeling full by activating an area in the brain that regulates hunger and cravings. The study, published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, is the first of its kind to directly explore the neurocognitive effects that the nuts have on the brain. “We […]

05/14/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Just 10 walnuts a day can significantly lower your blood pressure

If you have high blood pressure, eat 10 walnuts every day, as a study found that it can significantly lower your blood pressure. A team of researchers from the University of Wollongong, School of Medicine in Australia wanted to evaluate the effect of personalized dietary advice and a food supplement of 30 grams of walnuts each […]

04/15/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Eating walnuts found to protect the colon from cancerous tumors

If you’re not a big fan of walnuts, now might be the time to start snacking on them because they can help decelerate colon tumor growth, according to a study led by Dr. Christos S. Mantzoros, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The researchers ran tests on mice and their […]

04/01/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Consuming walnuts as a weight reduction measure: How it affects weight, satiety, blood pressure, cholesterol

Supplementing a reduced-energy diet with walnuts can provide results similar to conditions under a weight loss intervention. The results of this study, led by researchers from the University of California, La Jolla, looked at how adding walnuts to a diet can affect weight, risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and satiety. For the study, the research team randomly […]

11/24/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Prevent asthma attacks with the vitamin E found in nuts

If you suffer from asthma, you’ll be all too familiar with the scary feeling that sets in when you’re gripped by an attack. It may not last long, but it’s unpleasant enough to drive many people to use inhalers despite their risks. Now, however, a new study published in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical […]

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